Effects of chronic lithium treatment on ornithine decarboxylase induction and excitotoxic neuropathology in the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 765, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 164-168

  Sparapani, Mauro ^a   Virgili, Marco ^a   Ortali, Francesco ^a   Contestabile, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chronic lithium; Excitotoxicity; Neuroprotection; Polyamine

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IBOTENIC ACID; INJECTIONS; KAINIC ACID; LITHIUM; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROSENCEPHALON; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030773187     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00656-2     Document Type: Article

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